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Writers and artists commune at Old Rectory Farm

1970 , Scoulton (Norfolk)

Cat no. 149561

Anglia Television news report from Old Rectory Farm in rural Norfolk where author Cressida Lindsay has created a commune for fellow writers, artists, sculptors, and the occasional pop group.

John Swinfield for Anglia Television, visits artist, author, and poet, Cressida Lindsay at her home in rural Norfolk. Lindsay made a permanent move from her city dwelling in London during the mid-1960s settling at The Old Rectory in Scoulton, and creating along with fellow artists, a community, where painters, writers, and sculptors live, work, and enjoy their remote surroundings. John Swinfield interviews Cressida Lindsay, both sitting on a felled tree trunk in the garden. Further footage shows the exterior buildings, and Cressida and other artists at work - paintings and sculptures.

Featured Buildings

Old Rectory Farm, Scoulton

Keywords

Norfolk; Communes; Artists; Writers; Alternative lifestyle.

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Writers and artists commune at Old Rectory Farm

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